It is pretty obvious that I am not from around here so I have decided to embrace my foreign-ness. I'm getting over being shy to take pictures. And I can't pretend to not be excited about things. Before Mangala Sadhu Sangeet and I got engaged, I met our friends Kirpal and Narsingh for the first time. It seemed kind of like an interview to me - more than a meeting (haha). Kirpal asked me if I had ever been to India and I answered that I had - for just two weeks. His response was that such a short visit didn't count! I am getting that more now. Here we are for two weeks and it is such a short time to soak it in. Even though I have been before, it has taken me this long to adjust enough to being able to allow myself to feel it all more.
I find myself observing more the specifics about how things are done. Riding on a motorcycle became of particular interest ever since the other night when we took a ride with Hardeep Singh, who was driving. Mangala Sadhu Sangeet was in the middle and I was on the back - sitting sideways because women do not straddle when a man is in front of them. Granted there were three of us (all grown size), I did not find myself perching effortlessly like the women here seem to do. I had to clutch pretty tightly to Mangala Sadhu Sangeet and the handle behind me - I considered it a victory that I did not fall off as we swerved through the narrow alleys. Seriously, some alleys are so narrow that if I extended my arms out, I could almost touch the sides. Plus there are other people and shops in there. A simple thing - but it was super fun to me.
Mangala Sadhu Sangeet Singh trying out Hardeep's motorcycle and our friend, Hardeep Singh, on the right. Hardeep Singh sells kirpans - so we stopped by this blade sharpening shop to sharpen some blades.
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I am enjoying reading about your journey.
Look forward to seeing you when you come home. Keep soaking it in.
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